On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 23:10 +0100, TheVeech wrote: > If you wanted Picasa, an easy way to install it may be to use Automatix > http://www.getautomatix.com/ > (Link for Feisty i386 download: > http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/feisty/main/binary-i386/automatix2_1.1-3.12-7.04feisty_i386.deb) > which is a program that makes it very simple to install a number of > programs that aren't in the official repositories. Personally I don't > use Automatix and, while some people find it really helpful, others > frown upon it. But at the stage of learning that you're at, it's a > compromise that's probably worth taking up. >
If by "compromise" you mean "might make it painful to update packages and will be highly likely to make an upgrade to the next release of ubuntu break", then yes, install automatix. Personally I wouldn't touch it, and I don't think "we" should be advocating its use. The short term gain of quickly installing software will quickly be forgotten 6 months later when you can't upgrade the system easily using the standard tools. Cheers, Al.
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